Some plants don't act like plants at all. Some trap prey, mimic animals, or smell bad. This picture is an example of Nepenthes lowii, which is related to insect-trapping plants, but prefers to attract birds with a tast...

(Vimeo link) A time-lapse video by Till Credner. -Thanks Kiltak!...

Maybe it's just because I live in sunny Southe...  ...something new. http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/ natures

People aren't the only ones who build things. In fact, some animals are better at it than we are! Beavers, moles, birds, many insects, and spiders are natural builders with amazing structures you'll see at WebEcoist. T...

People love to overlook certain things that pollute, just because we don't have an alternative yet. We never talk about the emissions caused from cement, which produces more carbon dioxide than the entire aviation indust...

The guys over at the "Interesting Facts" blog has compiled a nice post with nine examples of beautiful heart-shaped forests, lakes and islands. Link - via Pusha...

WebEcoist constantly has amazing photographs displayed on their site and this post of 15 Environmental Photographers is certainly no exception. From macros to weather to amazing animal pics, if you like photography,...

Zooborns is a fantastic new niche blog, one of the best I've seen in a long time. It's all about little baby critters born at the zoos across the world. If you love animals as much as I do, it's a must see! Link V...

Life in the Fast Lane has a great post portrayin...  ...me. http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/35-ghosts-of- nature -albino-animals-of-the-wild/weird-science

Don't miss the full moon tonight, it's the largest moon in years because it's the closest to Earth it has been since 1993. The composite image above shows how comparitively large the moon looks tonight compared to the...